- Date
- May 19, 1979
- Place
- Selden, NY · SELDEN, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8478MCessna 150
- Status
- Completed · report July 20, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790519010059A
- Case key
- 136182
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1085 79/5/19 SELDEN,NY CESSNA 150 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N8478M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 42, 7307 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 4650 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ISLIP,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS REMARKS- CFI DEMONSTRATING EMERGENCY LNDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8478M
- Reported as
- Cessna 150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgee
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.